Principal Power & Energy Infrastructure Lead

The role

You will own the power narrative for new sites and expansions from selection through commissioning. You will design grid and backup systems, manage utility relations, and establish reliability standards for electrical infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own the power narrative for every new site and expansion
• Build load models to right-size user demand
• Set the grid interconnection strategy
• Define backup and resiliency architecture
• Evaluate on-site generation and microgrid options
• Review electrical design packages from AE partners
• Build cost and schedule inputs for power scope in capital plans
• Partner with Facilities to translate systems into preventive maintenance programs
• Own the reliability standard for electrical infrastructure across sites
• Serve as the primary relationship owner with utilities across the U.S. portfolio

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electrical power systems
• Direct ownership of medium-voltage distribution and backup power
• Experience taking projects from load study through utility interconnection to energization
• At least one project at multi-megawatt scale
• Working fluency with NEC, NFPA 70E, NFPA 110, and IEEE standards
• Experience with arc flash, short circuit, and coordination studies
• Track record negotiating directly with utilities on service, tariffs, line extensions, and schedule
• Ability to build and defend a load model
• Experience partnering with facilities or operations teams on preventive maintenance programs, CMMS implementation, and reliability standards
• Comfort operating as the sole owner of a domain
• Willingness to travel to sites across the U.S. as projects require
• S. Person status as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in electrical engineering, or equivalent depth without the license
• Prior experience inside a utility
• Experience with on-site generation, battery energy storage, or microgrid design and controls
• Familiarity with high-growth manufacturing environments
• Experience with SCADA, power monitoring platforms, or building management system integration
• Exposure to secure or classified facility requirements

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• S. Person status as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.